Open invite to the Bottle Ride- 9/26

[thebottleride]

Sept 21, 2010 15:56:07 GMT -5 jusluv2bike said:

hope to just finish in one piece!!! haven't done any biking for 2 weeks!!! and ate to much on vacation

just stay steady on the technical portion and then leave it all out on the trail till the finish....

The first set of details have been sent out- if you have not gotten them yet contact me.

Final instructions will be out Friday.

Registration is now closed.

[D]

I have one spot in my car I'll take one rider at the chp 6:45am

[jusluv2bike]

so bigboy, poison, 52 and i will all meet up at chp @6:45. thankz bigboy and arrow for the car ride offer. but 52 asked me if i can take him...so i will drive. maybe you and danny can go together.

[erwin455]

Good luck boys and ride safe! Go get us some wine!

[D]

It was nice a nice race, nobody to pressuring me to go faster nor I didn't need to go fast either. Although it was race so I tried my best. I think everybody who were there for race had same feeling. I like to thank to John for this wonderful race and I hope we will have same race for next year also. Oh I got lost from the pack and end being riding backward of race course to follow the sign lol.

[merlin]

Updates!?!

[viking]

Danny, you deserve a bottle for your getting there backwards!!

Perfect weather, great people and a laid back atmosphere. That said, it was a timed event and I think everybody gave it their all. I know I did. No bottle for me this time but I ended up with the second fastest time overall. After the race, me, Guillaume, Rob, Dave and another Dave? did another 7 miles or so.

Legs are a little sore today after a great weekend of both road and MTB miles.

Thanks for putting it on Mr R!

[thebottleride]

So much fun- Thank you again for showing up.
The tribe totally rocked and the event was better off with them for sure!!

Danny- you are a champ! First one to Blue mountain last one to start because of a wrong turn...I feel like you need a bottle for going the wrong way up Monster and then back down.

Thank you guys!

Another one? Maybe a scavenger hunt.....

Here are a few pictures: will post more once I get a moment along with placing etc when I get a moment tonight.

[jontotman]

First of all, I would like to thank John for putting up this very challenging but fun event. On behalf of mtbnycstyle tribe, we would like to thank you for inviting this tribe and are very honor to be part of your very first "bottleneck ride". And you can definitely count on this tribe to be there again to support you next year.

Technical, technical and more technical! That's all I can say about the course. Just getting to the staging area challenged my bike handling skills. ;D

There are few times that I almost wiped out or do an over the bar dismount due to my lack of technical skills. Although, I know that I came to this event without riding my bikes for more than two weeks, I was still little embarrassed, the fact that a female rider caught up to me for the first time again this year. But, I'm also happy that I caught up to and passed David Schwartz (Cat 3, 3rd place in JH a week ago.) with a minute and half head start of me. .

As for Poison arrow, kudos to you Danny for riding the course backwards and ride it again and almost caught up to me and Bigb. As for Bigboy, Jusluv2fall and Viking well done guys for riding this very technical course on your single speed rig.

See you guys in Ringwood,

[D]

it was nice to see a buck while i was riding backward, it had higher ground so it kept the distance from me but never ran away from me so i was able see the buck very clearly. only
in mt biking loved it. thanks guys and i see you at the ringwood.

[jusluv2bike]

yes thank you john for letting us be a part of your dream/art project!!! met lotz of nice people and had a blast at the same time.

[thebottleride]

Last Sunday some people showed up to some place in the woods to attempt to have their best performance on a technical and fitness testing course.

Participants came from all directions, all skill levels and many age ranges. Amongst the large cast of great characters to show up at 9AM were a trio of double X assassins from Campmor, a visiting dignitary (dignitary- the term I use when I forget my shoes/helmet/bike for an event, ride or race.) from NYC's finest shop-NYC Velo, a fine photographer, the tribe, some of the best from the north, a show of force from mountain biker from the city-with both Sid's bikes coming and NYCMTB, members of the world famous WMBA, someone who has never raced ever in her life and a man who showed up riding a rigid singlespeed who knew a thing or two about going fast. These were just a few of the fine folks that showed up.

The experience was setup with a test down the Monster trail and up Ned's. Format: Riders set off at 30 second intervals.


While there are many highlights, here are a few that stick out:

A. A certain racer who after having a little trouble finding the start (he got a little lost) rode up the monster trail missing the official start. Out of breath from rushing up the climb, drenched in sweat from the effort, but in true style, stopped only for a minute at most to then turn around and do the whole course. A great way to honor the event.

B. Rigid and single: Sometimes it is so humbling when one of those guys shows up and just straight up murders.
C. People riding with people they did not really know after the event- For some reason that resonated with me when a couple of people told me that they rode with people they did not know. Why not know more people? Very cool.
D. My girl: while I would not been able to discourage her, and I certainly did not approve, as most may not know this, but it is a Herculean effort to be on a bike 3 days after treatment (let alone go down monster)-she help make it a day I wont soon forget. A man is lucky when his girlfriend is a member of the Super Friends.
E. The racer who came across the line chain in hand after sprinting the last 1/4 mile. The competitive spirit that pushes you to run and not walk is great to witness.
F. The finish: A short, sharp rise that can ensnare the best of us. Whether or not you cleared it or not, the look of relief of being done made the event a success in itself.


Thank you participants for your time and energy: The process, the effort and idea were all vindicated by you- I had hoped for this, a gathering of like minded people for an event in the woods.

New friends made: Check!
Old friends seen again: Check!
A few laughs: Check!
Painting finished: Check!
Fulfill need to create bike gathering: Check!

Gracias people.

See you at the next one!

TBR.

Results:
1. Ellen 32.40
2.Tony 35.27
3.Lorenzo 28.03
4.Aaron 33.38
5.Marianne 30.18
6.Darlene 30.21
7.Samantha 48.45
8.Brittney 1.10.47
9.Guillaume 27.19
10.Robert M 35.16
11.Robert D 33.18
12.Dave S 44.56
13.Daniel 27.08
14.Tony B 34.18
15.Jonathan 39.37
16.Jose 41.09
17.Dave L 26.10
18.Jamie 27.34
19.Chrissy36.40
20.Bob 32.40
21.Kim 46.05
22.Mike O 31.50
23.Austin 28.57
24.Chris S 30.02
25.Matt J 31.59
26.Danny 38.00
27.Oreo 33.05

[jontotman]

Dang! Viking 27.08 2nd fastest time overall.

Jusluv2fall did some hammering too 33.18

[jusluv2bike]

average but not fast enough for a bottle did you notice the 3 girls under 33min times but my time would not be possible with out bigboys 20t cog and special super light gloves he lent me that day lol ;D thankz bb.